(A/N: Here you go, guys, the Epilogue, the last chapter of Onyx Eyes.)
Disclaimer: Even after the first 7 chapters, I'll say it again, I do not own Naruto or any of it's characters…. I, Anaghia, am the only exception… Enjoy!!!
Hinata's POV
I ran down the street as fast as I could. I couldn't be late, Sasuke was waiting for me. I hated to make him wait, but my father still can't get over the fact that I actually have a boyfriend. He didn't say this out loud, but I could tell that was the message he was sending to anyone around him. He's still as overprotective as any father should be, though. I had a hard time trying to convince him to let me go out past my curfew.
I made a left at the corner store and bumped into Anaghia. "Woah, where's the fire?!" she asked as she steadied herself.
"I'm meeting up with someone." I smiled.
"May I walk you there to make sure you don't hurt anyone on the way there?" She grinned.
I rolled my eyes. "Fine, but you'll have to run."
We ran down countless streets, all the while talking on the way there. "How are you doing? Are you healing okay?" I asked with an apologetic tone. After she had admitted to her plan to get Sasuke and I alone, I kicked her butt. She's been in pain for almost week now.
"You tell me," she said, holding up a small bottle of pain killers as we ran. I assumed she had grabbed those at the corner store before I almost ran her over.
"I said I was sorry," I mumbled, "But what you did was completely uncalled for, sneaky, underhanded, and-"
"'And I should have let you in on it and blah blah blah'" she mimicked, "But it turned out alright, didn't it?"
I couldn't help but smile. "More than you know."
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It took longer to get to the park than I thought it would. When we finally got there, I said goodbye to Anna. She left, groaning sarcastically as though she were in more pain, even though she took the pain medication.
I took off with enthusiasm into the park. I'd seen Sasuke everyday since my birthday last week, but I still couldn't contain my joy. Especially since I had for so long. He found this strange, even though he didn't expect any less from me, being as shy as I am. Even so, he still accepted me.
I looked around. I was at the spot where he wanted to meet me, so where was he. Had I gotten the time wrong? He did say to come at 11:30 sharp right? I sighed and leaned against a tree. I would probably look so desperate if he caught me here early.
"Don't look so down, you made it on time."
I gasped in surprise and looked up. There he was, standing on the lowest limb of the tree I was leaning against. How had I not seen him?
He jumped down and landed lightly beside me. He kissed me gently, then we started walking, hand-in-hand, as usual. "To where are we going?" I asked him.
He looked at me, confused. "A walk in the park isn't romantic enough for you?" He sounded hurt.
" No, no," I said quickly, "I-it's a-alright, as long a-as I'm with-"
He interrupted my babbling by laughing. "I love it when you do that, it's cute." He grinned. "It just so happens that we are going somewhere."
"Where?" I asked, curiosity in my voice.
"You'll have to wait and find out." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a blindfold. "Here," he said as he handed it to me.
I held it in my free hand. "Wouldn't it just be easier to tell me?"
"Yeah, it would, but it wouldn't be as much fun, now would it?" He gave me a smug look.
I put it on. "Okay, so where do we go from here?"
Suddenly, I felt the ground disappear below my feet. I shrieked from surprise. "It's okay, I'm not going to drop you." He tried to soothe me. "It's not too far from here, so just hang on."
What else could I do? I felt the wind play with my hair as I held onto him. He moved so gracefully and quickly that I couldn't tell which way we were going. I thought I'd be able to here a familiar sound to tell me were I was, but no such luck.
After what seemed like a few seconds to me, I felt him stop. "Alright, we're here." He let me down carefully so I could balance myself. He removed my blindfold for me. I blinked a few times as I realized where we were.
We were standing in front of the Hokage Monuments of the Leaf Village. I marveled at how high up we were. "Wow," I whispered, "The view's so beautiful from up here."
"That's not the best part." He replied.
Just then, I heard some chimes in the distance ring. Twelve chimes. 12:00. Midnight. As soon as the echo of the chime died out, fireworks flooded the sky. I watched in awe. I couldn't believe that I had alomst forgotten New Year's Day. They were so beautiful. Pinwheels, Roman Candles, stars….hearts.
I looked up at Sasuke. I hadn't been aware that he wasn't concentrating on the fireworks. "Happy New Years, Hinata." He closed in and kissed me, just as another giant red heart appeared in the sky.
A/N: Awwww.... Well, that's all for this story. I'll try to make some more stories when I'm not doing something school related. Thanks for the reviews as well. Ta-ta for now!